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Fair Committee Seeks County Backing to Bring Carnival, Boost Fairgrounds Curb Appeal
Summary
The Chaffee County Fair Committee requested a county guarantee of $140,000 to secure a carnival and other improvements at the fairgrounds, citing rising attendance, rental demand and the need to shift some operating costs off the volunteer budget.
The Chaffee County Fair Committee told county commissioners it needs a county guarantee to book a carnival and expand the county fair's attraction and revenue base. The committee asked for a $140,000 guarantee the commissioners could make available so the committee could contract a carnival and use gate and vendor revenues to offset the county advance.
Ben Scanga, chairman of the Fair Committee, and other committee members described growing visitor counts and higher in-kind donations at the fairgrounds. A fairgrounds manager said the venue is on track to host about 11,000 visitors by year'end and reported an all-time high of about $68,000 in in-kind donations for event space use.
Scanga said the committee hopes the carnival would run Thursday through Saturday of the fair weekend and that gate receipts and…
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